MS Dhoni Birthday: Cricketing legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be celebrating his 42nd birthday on Friday (July 7). Dhoni's die-hard fans are very emotional for him and over the years the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper has garnered a massive following with some highly-passionate and dedicated supporters. Everyone witnessed 'Dhonimania' in recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 with every cricket stadium across the nation turning yellow in each and every CSK match. Dhoni's birthday this year is set to be much better, bigger and special as the legendary wicket-keeper batter recently added the fifth IPL title to his trophy cabinet.
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A day ahead of Dhoni's birthday, his Hyderabad-based fans reportedly installed a giant 52 feet tall cut-out in the city. Pictures of Dhoni's cutout have also been shared on social media. A fan club of Dhoni tweeted a photo of the same.
A look at MS Dhoni's remarkable career...
MS Dhoni's international career has been nothing less than spectacular. Under his captaincy, team India won the ODI World Cup title in 2011. Dhoni has played many memorable innings during his international career. He scored 4876 runs in 90 Test matches with 6 centuries and 33 half-centuries, including a double hundred. Dhoni scored 10773 runs in 350 ODIs, laced up with 10 centuries and 73 half-centuries and a personal best score of 183 runs. In the shortest format (T20Is), Dhoni scored 1617 runs for India in 98 T20Is, with two centuries.